Calibrating a Process Instrument
Calibrating
a Process
Instrument
The
built-in calibration procedure
is capable of testing
most
kinds
of
transmitters.
After
selecting the appropriate
SOURCE and MEASURE functions, you can take
an As Found data
set,
Adjust
the transmitter to bring it into calibration, then take
an As Left data
set. You can store the results in memory for later recall.
Generating As Found
Test Data
Example: Calibrating
a
Thermocouple
Temperature
Transmitter
1
. Connect the calibrator
to the instrument under test with thermocouple wire
and the appropriate
thermocouple minijack as shown.
1 .
[so-Srcs
for MEASURE mode.
2.
G«a].
3.
GH3
for
SOURCE mode.
4.
G3.
5. Select thermocouple
type.
I
enter
|
.
6. Key in the
desired test temperature. Suggestion: Key i n a tempe rature
corresponding
to the bottom of the transmitter’s range. I
enter
j .
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